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Suspected rabid beaver killed in city park – UPI.com

June 3, 2011
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Suspected rabid beaver killed in city park – UPI.com

AmmoLand.com (press release) Suspected rabid beaver killed in city park UPI.com PHILADELPHIA, June 3 (UPI) -- Health officials in Pennsylvania say a suspected rabid beaver has been captured and killed near a park in northeast Philadelphia. Wildlife agents were searching the area around Pennypack Creek for any more menacing beavers ... Philadelphia Beaver...

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Philadelphia Beaver Confirmed To Have Rabies – PR Newswire (press release)

June 3, 2011
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Philadelphia Beaver Confirmed To Have Rabies – PR Newswire (press release)

AmmoLand.com (press release) Philadelphia Beaver Confirmed To Have Rabies PR Newswire (press release) Yesterday evening, the beaver carcass was taken to the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Chester County, and prepared for transfer for rabies testing at the Department of Health facility. A full necropsy will be conducted ... Suspected...

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Pa. auditor says tobacco funds should be returned to health programs – IFAwebnews.com

June 3, 2011
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Pa. auditor says tobacco funds should be returned to health programs IFAwebnews.com Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner has issued a report, based on comments at five public hearings held across the state, that suggests that state residents want tobacco settlement money to be used for health-related programs. ... Auditor General: Tobacco settlement funds...

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AG Biden Declares BlueCross BlueShield of DE/Highmark Transaction a “Conversion” – WGMD Radio

June 2, 2011
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AG Biden Declares BlueCross BlueShield of DE/Highmark Transaction a “Conversion” WGMD Radio Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden says his office has completed its examination of the proposed transaction between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware and Pennsylvania -based Highmark Inc. under the Delaware not-for-profit Healthcare Conversion Act. ... Del. AG says Blue Cross...

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Philadelphia moves ahead with 25-year water-management plan | Philadelphia … – Philadelphia Inquirer

June 2, 2011
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Philadelphia moves ahead with 25-year water-management plan | Philadelphia ... Philadelphia Inquirer Overall, "this is the kind of technology we wish more cities were using to manage storm water," said Brady Russell, eastern Pennsylvania director of Clean Water Action. "High fives all around." But he is worried about the maintenance that many projects...

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Pa., Philly sign 25-year, $2 billion plan to clean water through ‘green … – Washington Post

June 1, 2011
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Pa., Philly sign 25-year, $2 billion plan to clean water through 'green ... Washington Post By AP, PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania and the city of Philadelphia have embarked on what environmental officials say is the largest project in the US to reduce stormwater pollution through eco-friendly measures, such as porous asphalt and rooftop gardens...

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Pennsylvania’s Gas Lust: Species Decline and Forest Fragmentation – Press Action (blog)

June 1, 2011
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Pennsylvania’s Gas Lust: Species Decline and Forest Fragmentation – Press Action (blog)

Press Action (blog) Pennsylvania's Gas Lust: Species Decline and Forest Fragmentation Press Action (blog) The rush to extract natural gas from Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale is creating industrial zones in rural areas across the state. The industrialization of wide swaths of forestland, meadows and mountainous regions is threatening the health of humans ... Concerns...

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Pennsylvania leads country in Lyme disease cases – Los Angeles Times

May 31, 2011
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Pennsylvania leads country in Lyme disease cases – Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times Pennsylvania leads country in Lyme disease cases Los Angeles Times Lyme disease, which according to most recent figures infected close to 30000 Americans in 2009, is approaching its peak season — and Pennsylvania leads the country in the number of reported cases. Transmitted by the bite of a deer tick,...

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Putting a Crimp in the Hookah – New York Times

May 31, 2011
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Putting a Crimp in the Hookah New York Times Kevin Shapiro, a 20-year-old math and physics major at the University of Pennsylvania , first tried a hookah at a campus party. He liked the exotic water pipe so much that he chipped in to buy one for his fraternity house, ... and more??...

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Changes sought to health plans of Pa. lawmakers – Greenwich Time

May 29, 2011
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Changes sought to health plans of Pa. lawmakers Greenwich Time (AP) — Three Bucks County state lawmakers say they'll drop their expensive taxpayer-subsidized health insurance plans, while others last week vowed to step up pressure for significant changes in Pennsylvania Legislature employee health plan costs and ... and more??

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